Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-05-04
LIKE THE BUSY BEES.
LR0IsLAT0Rs MAKING USE OF EACH
eRIEIEG HOUR.
Burryipg Up work-Kquity.court Bill
DefeAted-0ut Police Force
Doings and Debates.

The Senate met yesterday at II
O'Clock noon Lieutenant Governor
John L. Massey in the chair. There
was larger attendance Of members
than on the previous mornings since
the rcconvening of the Assembly.
BILLS REPORTED.
Among the bills reported from COM
mitices we've the following: Appropri-
ating money to pay for publishing the
Eighty-6rst and Eighty-second Volumes
of Virginia Reports to provide forthc
| cancellation OF certain bonds of the
Commonwealth now held by the Board
of Public Works TO Incorporate the
Buckhorn Iron and Improvement Com
pany to prescribe the times for hold
ing the circuit courts in the Second
judicial circuit, with amendments.
INTRODUCED AND REL ERRED.
Ply Mr.. Grim, of Page, (by request A.:
Billto amend and Te-en0ct sections ., 3,
4, and & of an act entitled an act to incor-
porate the town Of Clifton Forge, in
the county of Allegheny, approved
December ], 1884.
BY Mr.. Norton, Of York Petition
of Newport and Stewart Assemblies,
Knights OF Labor, of Newport News,
asking the repeal OF "all laws support
ing end bringing convict-labor in COM
petition with organized and legitimate
labor" &c.
By Mr.. Fdmunds, of Halifax To
revise and re-enact the charter Of the
Falmyillc and Charlottesville Railroad
Company.
BY Mr.. Loyenstein. Of Richmond,
(hy request TO permit such proper
tion Of the cppital stock of any mining
or manufacturing company to be held
by any one person or corporation rs
the stockholders may permit.
NhTIONAL-CEHETERY ROAD.
Nr. Ellyson introduced the follow
ing hill to authorize the Board of Su
porvisors of the county Of HcnricO to
convey to the United States the right
Of way for a certain road which, under
a suspension Of the rules, he had imme-
diatcly advanced to its passage and
communicated to the House
Whereas by tho second section Of the at Of
Congress of the United States, approved the
18Th day Of February, 1887, apprOpriatine the
sum of $4,000 for the construction Of n gravel
road fIOm the city OF Richmond TO the National
cemetery. on the Williamsburg road about one
and 0nc-half miles cast Of the city Of Rich
mOnd. il j. provided that before any money
shall pe expended "a aforesaid che title % the
fipIf & glrli granted fnp ulf ri
states free Of cCsts; aud whereas the Board
Of Supervisors @! the county cf Henrco, in
oIdcr 10 ,Snply with the conditions Imposed
iy the SAID act OF Congress Ia, taken steps 10
Lave the right Cf way for The said road con-
deIGned according 10 Law. ana 20 the compcn-
sHtiOn that may bc allowed g. the landowners
for the said right OF way for the said rJa1:
therefore
Re II cHacf,d bg the Gfncfd' ASs'mblg of Vir-
nina, That as sOon rs the proceedings taken
hy the said Beard OF Supervisors OF the county
of llenricO 70 condemn the right Of way for the
said road shall De completed the said Board
Of Supervisors is hereby authorized and en-
powered 10 convey the said right of way t0 the
United States by a good ard sufficient deed
and without cost 10 the United States.
:. This act shall De in force from it, passage.
SENATE BILLS PASSED.
An act to ratify and confirm deed
conveying certain church property in
the city of Richmond.
An act to incorporate the Bland
County Railway Company.
A bill to incorporate the Potomac and
Alleehany Railroad and Improvement
Company.
To incorporate the Virginia and
North Carolina Wheel Company.
To empower the Peoples Telegraph
Company, incorporated by the State of
North Carolina, to construct, operate,
and maintain its line or lines OF tele-
graph to any point or points within the
State Of Virginia.
70 amend and rc-enact the second
section of an act approved January y,
1854, entitled an act to amend and re-
enact an act to incorporate the South
west Virginia Improvement Company.
To provide for new registration OF
the voters in the county OF Orange.
TO incorporate the Richmond Rail
way Connection and Wharf Company.
10 provide for the removal Of oD-
structions from the Chickahominy
river and to punish the obstruction OF
the same.
To amend and re-enact sections 81
and SCOT the charter of the city of Rich
mond.
To incorporate the Sherwood Female
Seminary at '5taunton.
HOUSE BILL PASSED.
TO allow the city of Fredericksburg
to issue bonds for the construction OF
gas or elcctric-wOrks.
REVENUE FROM DRCNMERs.
Mr.. Koiner, from the Committee on
Finance and Banks, called up House Bill
No. III, to repeal the license-tlX on
drummers. Discussion ensued which
was participated in by Messrs. Koincr,
Heaton, Wickham, Lovenstein, and
others.
Mr.. Hoaton, from LoudOun, took es-
pecially strong ground against the bill,
urging that the recent decision OF the
United States Supreme Court on the
subject did not refer to the State OF
Virginia that he did not believe the
license laws Of this State to be uncon-
stitutional, and that it would never do
To change Virginia laws to conform to
decisions of the, United States courts
which were one way one year and
another way the next. The bill was at
length recommitted to the Finance
Committee.
THE HAMPTON NORMAL SCHOOL.
House joint resolution to foster and
encourage the Hampton Normal and
Collegiate Institute, proposed by the
special committee appointed at the last
session to investigate certain charges
concerning this institution having vio-
lated It's chartered rights, came up as
the first special order of the day.
Mr. Norton, the colored representa-
tive from York county, whose con-
stituents preferred the charges which
led to the investigation. and on whose
motion tie matter when last under con-
sideration was postponed, diSclaimed
any feeling of opposition, but asked a
continuance until next Monday, that
further light, if there be any, may be
thrown on the subject.
Mr. Wickham strongly opposed fur
ther delay, and the resolution was
adopted.
STATE DEPOsITORIEs.
The bill offered by Mr.. Diggs to
amend and re- enact section 2J, chapter
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